This column will be dedicated to giving you five great local deals each week that will help your family’s bottom line. Let us hear about the deals you've seen. Just add them to our comment box.

1. VARSITY INN 

Deal: Patch reader "glwood57" recommends the $5 specials at the Varsity Inn at 605 E. Eighth St. The Varsity Inn is a breakfast and lunch hot spot at the heart of downtown Ocean City.

Good through: Open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.

2. RHYME AND PUNISHMENT

Deal: Patch reader and Ocean City Director of Public Relations Mark Soifer recommends the "best book deal in town": Rhyme and Punishment: The Biography of Martin Z. Mollusk, available for $5 at Sun Rose Book Store at 756 Asbury Ave. or from City Public Relations, City Hall Annex, 901 Asbury Ave., 609-525-9300. Why, exactly, a frugal family would need an epic poem about an imaginary crustacean Soifer did not explain. But the proceeds do benefit the Ocean City Food Cupboard.

Good through: While (seemingly inexhaustible) supplies last.

3. MARTY'S

Deal: Patch reader Mark Roberts says the "best store on the Boardwalk for clothing deals" is Marty's. Signs on the window list kids' tees for $5, shoes for $10 and swimsuits at $10 (for each piece), among other discounts.

Good through: Open weekends.

4. SUPER FRESH

Deal: A 1o-for-$10 sale (with card) includes a dozen eggs and 32-ounce Gatorade bottles.

Good through: Thursday, March 3

5. ACME

Deal: Boneless chicken breasts are on sale for $1.99 per pound (with card).

Good through: Thursday, March 3